We asked some brilliant folks from the community to talk to us about how they think about risk and the role risk has played in their lives and careers.

Matthew Collier | Musical Artist

I think that taking risks is a big part of life. You can play everything safe and never take a risk but you’d end every day wondering what if. For me, I take risks with every song that I release. Disregarding the money it costs alone, it becomes a game of “will the new release be greater than the last one”. Not every risk will pay off and you’ll learn a lot as to why they didn’t work out. Taking risks has helped me reach goals in my career that I had set when I first started releasing music, and it has overall taught me a lot about how the industry works. Read more>>

@Irvingtraveling | Writer and blogger

Everyone has an amazing dream where we are doing something than we love, something to full ourself of energy, something who require passion, love and compromise. We are part of an unexpected journey where being surprise and keep learning should be our best friend. Being the builder of your path and taking a risk is not something bad but I can understand when the people is afraid to make the next step on their lives. Read more>>

Samantha Hill | Licensed Esthetician & Skin Therapist

Taking risks is an important step to success. I personally believe that there is no loss when taking a risk. Taking risks has been the best action I have done for myself in my life/career. Through taking chances I have gained confidence, opened new opportunities, learned a ton, and built resilience for myself. Because of risks, I am resilient. Read more>>

Elisabeth Lords | Scratch Baker & Owner of Elisa Marie Baking

I’ll be honest, risk taking isn’t something that comes naturally to me. That being said, a lot of the successes in my life began with a leap of faith, and my baking career is a prime example. Before baking, I was stuck in a customer relations job that paid me just enough to get by, but made me absolutely miserable. In the past, that might’ve been enough to keep me there for years, but I don’t know what got into me this time around. Maybe I felt that if I didn’t take a step toward busting out of my cubicle soon, I never would. Read more>>

Audra Morgan | Local Activist and Radio Show Host of Eye of The STORM at Salem Media on The Answer San Diego

I find that taking risks is one of the most important things in life. Taking risks can propel you in ways you never knew possible. It can take you on a journey you’d never embark on had you never taken the risk at all. Life is filled with twists and turns, and the more risks we take the more we find ourselves in places we’d never have been if that risk was never exercised.  Read more>>